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Cobb County jail inmate dies in custodyposted on Friday, May 15, 2015 - 6:01pm
COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- An inmate at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center was found dead in his cell early Friday, according to sheriff's officials.
George Gengarelly, 63, was found unresponsive...read more...

Race this weekend: Battle of Allatoona Creekposted on Monday, April 13, 2015 - 9:59amACWORTH, Ga. -- The second race in the 2015 Mountain Goat Adventures Trail Run Series will be held in Acworth this weekend.Battle of Allatoona Creek will be Saturday, Apr. 18. A 10-mile trail run...read more...

Another weekend of minimal road constructionposted on Friday, April 10, 2015 - 2:45pm(WXIA) -- You'll see less construction than usual on Atlanta's interstates and highways this weekend -- and you have the Braves to thank for it.Due to Friday's home opener at Turner Field, as well as...read more...

GDOT to limit roadwork for 2 weekendsposted on Friday, April 3, 2015 - 2:45pm(WXIA) -- Here's some good news for spring breakers and Atlanta Braves fans: road construction will be limited for the next two weekends.The Georgia Department of Transportation announced Wednesday...read more...

Cobb County hiring hundreds of teachersposted on Friday, April 3, 2015 - 10:56amCOBB COUNTY, Ga. -- The Cobb County School District hopes to find hundreds of new teachers through a large job fair next month.
Certified teaching positions at all levels of instruction will be...read more...

2015 Shuler Hensley Awards nominees announcedposted on Friday, April 3, 2015 - 7:52amATLANTA -- Twenty-four productions have been nominated for the 2015 Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards, otherwise known as the Shuler Hensley Awards.The program is named for Tony Award-...read more...

QuikTrip introduces breakfast pizzaposted on Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 7:37am(WXIA) -- It has the makings of an April Fools' Day joke, but QuikTrip really did begin offering a breakfast pizza on Apr. 1.The new culinary creation features a crispy crust topped with sausage,...read more...

Cobb aquatic centers offer lifeguard trainingposted on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 12:10pmCOBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Cobb County is offering discounted lifeguard training programs, just in time for summer.The usual $200 price tag has been reduced to $100. A $65 fee is due at registration, while...read more...

Metro Atlanta unemployment drops to 6.1 percentposted on Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 11:01am(WXIA) -- The Atlanta area's unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in February, down from January's 6.2 percent. It was also down a full point from the rate of 7.1 percent in February 2014.Cobb County's...read more...